Two top-class prizes were awarded at the opening weekend of the Düsseldorf Boat Show 2011.
The eighth “European Yacht of the Year” awards were presented as part of the traditional industry reception hosted by Delius Klasing, Europe’s biggest water sports publishing company, and boot Düsseldorf. The choice is initiated by YACHT magazine.
Boote Dusseldorf - Photo by Thomas Schmidt
Another international award, presented for the fifth time this year, is the “European Powerboat of the Year” prize under the aegis of Europe’s biggest powerboat magazine, BOOTE.
Jury, procedure and categories:
Each year, the finest names in Europe’s boat industry are honored with the “Water Sports Oscars”: the international “European Yacht of the Year 2011” title is awarded in four categories, while the “European Powerboat of the Year 2011” prize is presented in six categories.
The jury comprises the editors -in-chief and test managers of the eighteen leading yachting and powerboat magazines in Europe. Traditionally both prizes are awarded at the industry reception hosted by Delius Klasing Verlags and Messe Düsseldorf as part of the Boat Show. This year, publisher Konrad Delius and boot project manager Goetz-Ulf Jungmichel invited around 400 guests from the European water sports industry to the prize-giving ceremony.
